Dark Forces In Capitol? They Normally Use The Front Door

WE had quite the scuffle on the other side of the Atlantic this week.

As vaccines rolled out across the US, it was on Capitol Hill that the swift jabs were being administered.

On Wednesday, as Congress gathered to officially ratify the result of the most contested presidential election in the country’s history, proto-fascists in the mould of freedom fighters stormed the building, sparking what the UK’s top political journalist identified as “scuffles”.

Scuffles resulting in a tense evacuation, teargas dispersal and four fatalities.

Following years of being drip-fed Hollywood disaster porn, the violent scenes were as shocking as they were predictable. But no superheroes came to save the day.

This was the moment many of us realised just how dangerously de-sensitised we have become to political dysfunction and social unrest.

The sight of an unsuccessful fascist coup felt strangely like an anti-climactic season finale.

This was violence. This was chaos. This was a direct threat to democracy. That’s what everyone screeched on the news.